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Tuesday 21 August 2018
China Telecom 1H18 profit rise 8.1%
China Telecom has announced that its net profit for first-half 2018 arrived at CNY13.6 billion (US$1.99 billion), representing an increase of 8.1% on year, while basic earnings per...
Tuesday 21 August 2018
Component makers keen to develop system solutions with partners
With industries evolving towards automated and smart operations in line with the Industry 4.0 concept, makers of individual components and modules are rushing to offer total system...
Tuesday 21 August 2018
Shipments of 5G smartphones to not pick up until 2021, Digitimes Research says
Shipments of 5G-enabled end devices, including smartphones, CPE (consumer premise equipment) and Wi-Fi devices, are unlikely to ship in large-scale until 2021 after initial shipments...
Monday 20 August 2018
Diverse power management IC solutions to affect industries through 2020, says TI manager
Along with the development of data centers, automotive electronics and industrial automation, power consumption has become an issue as crucial as gasoline consumption, prompting power...
Monday 20 August 2018
China vendors set to dethrone Korea brands in global smartphone market
The second quarter of 2018 marked for the first time that China-based Huawei has outraced Apple to second place in the global smartphone market, according to IDC data. With that performance,...
Friday 17 August 2018
Global DRAM sales to top US$100 billion in 2018, says IC Insights
The DRAM market is expected to be the largest of all IC product categories in 2018, repeating the ranking it held last year, according to IC Insights.
Friday 17 August 2018
Apple to roll out entry-level MacBook in September
Apple is scheduled to roll out its entry-level MacBook series featuring Intel's 14nm Kaby Lake processor in September's product launch conference. The model is expected to be priced...
Friday 17 August 2018
Lenovo reports double-digit revenue growth for fiscal 1Q18
Lenovo has reported that its revenues for the fiscal first-quarter ended June 30, 2018 reached US$11.91 billion, up 19% on year, with pre-tax income coming to US$113 million, an improvement...
Thursday 16 August 2018
Global tablet market – 2Q 2018
Global tablet shipments arrived at 37.08 million units in second-quarter 2018, up 13.6% on quarter and 11% on year.
Thursday 16 August 2018
Taiwan association unveils smart machinery industry white paper
Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI) has published a white paper in a bid to boost development of the country's smart machinery and smart manufacturing.
Thursday 16 August 2018
Samsung launches Galaxy Note 9 in Taiwan
Samsung Electronics has launched its Galaxy Note 9 in the Taiwan market, taking pre-orders from August 15-20, with delivery to begin on August 24.
Thursday 16 August 2018
China smartphone AP shipments – 2Q 2018
With smartphone vendors putting in aggressive efforts toward second-half sales in an attempt to reach their whole-year objectives, smartphone AP shipments will likely benefit from...
Thursday 16 August 2018
Innolux offers smart retail solutions
Innolux is teaming up with a convenience store chain to build smart stores in Taiwan, utilizing its in-house-developed comprehensive smart display solutions.
Wednesday 15 August 2018
Taiwan players set rules for digital token trading
Taiwan players have unveiled their first set of self-discipline rules for virtual currency exchange houses, with the regulations mainly focusing on how to enhance regulatory compliances...
Wednesday 15 August 2018
Inventec to see highest gross margin among peer ODMs
Notebook ODM Inventec saw its net profit surge 76% sequentially to NT$2.24 billion (US$72.6 million) in the second quarter of 2018 for an EPS of NT$0.62, and the company expects its...